When it comes to Australian Riesling, one automatically thinks of the Clare and Eden Valleys and Western Australia’s Great Southern. Tasmania gets short shrift for a variety in which it sometimes excels, proof positive that there is more to the ‘Apple Isle’ than a relatively cool place to produce base wines for decent sparkling wine.
The 2012 Überblanc Riesling from Glaetzer-Dixon is a wine that will raise the pulse of any Riesling-lover. The wine is prototypical Australian Riesling lend additional aromatic lift thanks to its cool Tasmanian origin.
Bottled ever so slightly off-dry, the wine delivers a lovely mix of lemon citrus, green apples and clementines, all cut by a marked thread of acidity. It is a style that works extremely well. Although young, there is plenty of pleasure to be had now, and upside potential, at least for the medium term.
2012 ÜBERBLANC RIESLING
Producer: Glaetzer Dixon
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2012
Region: Tasmania
ABV: 11.4%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 4 February 2014
Tasting Note:
Bright silvery lemon. Open and aromatic. Prototypical Australian Riesling nose, crisp green apples, lemon zest, sherbet and talc. Most definitely cool climate. Slightly off-dry, marked line of spritzig acidity, green apples, clementines and freshly zested lemons. Excellent fruit intensity. Lovely, vibrant Riesling.
Score: 16.5/20
The 2012 Überblanc Riesling from Glaetzer-Dixon is a wine that will raise the pulse of any Riesling-lover. The wine is prototypical Australian Riesling lend additional aromatic lift thanks to its cool Tasmanian origin.
Bottled ever so slightly off-dry, the wine delivers a lovely mix of lemon citrus, green apples and clementines, all cut by a marked thread of acidity. It is a style that works extremely well. Although young, there is plenty of pleasure to be had now, and upside potential, at least for the medium term.
2012 ÜBERBLANC RIESLING
Producer: Glaetzer Dixon
Variety: Riesling
Vintage: 2012
Region: Tasmania
ABV: 11.4%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 4 February 2014
Tasting Note:
Bright silvery lemon. Open and aromatic. Prototypical Australian Riesling nose, crisp green apples, lemon zest, sherbet and talc. Most definitely cool climate. Slightly off-dry, marked line of spritzig acidity, green apples, clementines and freshly zested lemons. Excellent fruit intensity. Lovely, vibrant Riesling.
Score: 16.5/20
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